I WILL SHUT YOU UP
BOXING Now KO king Amir is targeting loudmouth
AMIR KHAN is targeting a summer clash with American motormouth Adrien Broner.
Khan returned to the ring after two years out with a 39-second destruction of hapless Canadian Phil Lo Greco on Saturday night in their super-welterweight clash.
British rival Kell Brook stormed into the ring at Liverpool’s Echo Arena afterwards with the pair exchanging words to stoke up the interest in a long-awaited clash.
Brash
But it is more likely they will have one more fight each before seriously discussing a clash, with Brook set to box in July and Khan a month later.
The former light-welterweight world champion wants to step up against brash Broner, who fought a majority draw with Jessie Vargas in the early hours of yesterday in New York.
“I’d like Broner,” said Khan after his 32nd career win.
“Broner is a big name, that would be a great fight, to bring him to the UK.
“The UK market is massive right now and ® fighters from America want to come here. I think he would take the fight.”
Khan’s team are keen for their man to get another fight under his belt before he takes on Brook or any of the welterweight world champions.
While the finish was impressive, after so long out Khan didn’t get a chance to really shake off the ring rust as Lo Greco folded with the first big punches.
Former IBF welterweight champion Brook has moved up to light-middleweight and is likely to want the fight at a catchweight between the two divisions. But Khan said: “It has to be at welterweight if it’s going to happen. I want to win a world title at this weight.
“There are big names in this division. So definitely, if Kell wants it, let’s do it at welterweight.
“We’re close to making the fight happen because we have the same promoter now. It would be good for us both.
“If not people will always say they should have fought each other.
“It will be like when Ricky Hatton didn’t fight Junior Witter.
“I don’t want people to say that about me, that I didn’t want a fight. I want to give my fans all the fights they want to see.”